Pearl Binder
The Lady Elwyn-Jones | |
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| Born | Pearl Binder 28 June 1904 Salford, England |
| Died | 25 January 1990 (aged 85) Brighton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Central School of Art and Design |
| Known for | Writing, illustration |
| Spouse | |
Pearl Binder, Baroness Elwyn-Jones (pronounced /ˈbaɪndə/; 28 June 1904 – 25 January 1990) was a British writer, illustrator, stained-glass artist, lithographer, sculptor and a champion of the Pearly Kings and Queens.
Binder was a well-known character who had a lifelong fascination with the East End of London, where she settled in the 1920s. In 1974, she became Lady Elwyn-Jones, when her husband, the politician and lawyer Elwyn Jones, was appointed Lord Chancellor and made a life peer, taking the title Baron Elwyn-Jones.